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Tips For a Good IELTS Score

by Jai Cherian

Aug 1, 2009 TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS 4051 Views

_notregistered/art_2325_3d3410ceb0~.jpg So you're preparing for the IELTS? Here are the most useful tips which can help you get a good score:
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Cross-Cultural Awareness - How to Effectively Communicate Across Cultu

by Lisa Velazquez

Aug 1, 2009 Other 3480 Views

_notregistered/art_2327_4650204a7d~.jpg If you are a good communicator in your own culture, does that automatically make you competent in another culture? The answer is no, if you only interpret through your own cultural glasses and don't take cultural differences into account.
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Why Should You Take the TOEFL Test?

by Amy Nutt

Aug 2, 2009 TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS 3700 Views

TOEFL, or the Test of English as a Foreign Language, is a test that measures your ability to speak, read, and write in English at a college or university level. This test is one of the best measures of whether or not you are ready to attend college at an English-speaking school.
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Teacher Tips - 10 Ways on How to Plan a Student Centered Lesson

by Dorit Sasson

Aug 2, 2009 Lesson Planning 5179 Views

_notregistered/art_2338_f7727373af~.jpg You hear snippets of student conversation in the hallways or perhaps during lessons. You chuckle with them or to yourself. Maybe you even make a comment to them that's agreeable. No doubt - this kind of scenario strengthens the teacher-student relationship and class dynamics.
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Tips For Teaching Reluctant Readers and ESL Students

by Dorit Sasson

Aug 4, 2009 English as a Second Language (ESL) 5979 Views

_notregistered/art_2345_2d62550d36~.jpg Get Their Attention in 5 Easy Steps - Tips For Teaching Reluctant Readers and ESL Students
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Students Progress With Work Cards in a Mixed Ability Class

by Dorit Sasson

Aug 4, 2009 Teacher Training 4739 Views

_notregistered/art_2348_ca6d2c386b~.jpg Using cards and performance forms are two useful teaching techniques for encouraging struggling and reluctant readers. In a mixed ability classroom, teachers need easy to implement strategies for encouraging all individual students to progress and close any learning gaps.
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Are You Using the Magic of \\\'Multi-Modal\\\' Teaching and Learning?

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Aug 6, 2009 Learning Methodology 3581 Views

_notregistered/art_2358_5811d0b414~.jpg Have you ever felt that you were a really good learner but not necessarily in the way learning took place when you were in school? Did school sometimes make you feel stupid? Many of us feel this way, and because of this, many of us also feel that we must not be very smart.
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Schools and the Need For Educational Indicators

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Aug 6, 2009 Teacher Training 3112 Views

_notregistered/art_2359_60985cb6fb~.jpg In considering schools, we need to value the fact that they are not on the regular platform of making and delivering goods or services to the public and hence are very far away from commonly used concepts of handling the supply and demand continuum. Schools, on the other hand, are service-oriented organizations that endeavor to provide a basic platform to the students to encourage them to grow towards the direction of success and excellence.
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Teachers - Set Boundaries in Your Professional Life With Students, Col

by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

Aug 6, 2009 Teacher Training 2981 Views

Many teachers have never created any 'boundaries,' i.e., clear delineations, which may be physical or 'virtual,' where they draw the line. Do you and those around you know what your boundaries are?
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Tell Them What to Write

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Aug 6, 2009 Writing 2993 Views

_notregistered/art_2361_f069cbcc04~.jpg An eager teacher stands at the front of the room, brainstorming with students to unlock ideas for writing about a time a wish came true. Students imaginations run wild as they think of wishes that they would love to see come to life. After the board is overflowing with ideas, the students are instructed to begin their compositions.
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